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DIRECTOR OF NIH-NCRR-SUPPORTED NATIONAL XENOPUS RESOURCE AT THE MBL
Full-Time, Exempt

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts is
seeking a Director for the recently established NIH-NCRR-supported
National Xenopus Resource. The successful candidate will be
expected to also conduct externally funded, independent research within
one of the Centers or Programs of the MBL and will be considered for
appointment at the Assistant, Associate or Senior Scientist level.

The successful candidate will directly oversee the scientific and
operational needs of the Xenopus Resource Center, together with input
and expertise contributed by an oversight board of Xenopus researchers
from around the country. The Center includes a newly renovated,
purpose-built facility to support both Xenopus laevis and Xenopus
tropicalis, a dedicated support staff, instrumentation and other support
facilities, and other resources including a P40 support grant from the
NIH's National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). The overall
goal of the National Xenopus Resource is to support basic and
translational research using the Xenopus model, including maintenance of
wild-type and mutant stocks; distribution to researchers within the
national Xenopus community; generation of new transgenic lines;
generation of animals for Xenopus genome resources; training of
scientists in husbandry and other laboratory techniques for use of the
model; hosting of laboratory courses, workshops and symposia for the
Xenopus community; and promotion of Xenopus as a tool for modern
biomedical research. The successful candidate is also encouraged, as an
independent scientist, to take advantage of collaborative opportunities
and synergies with the other research programs at the MBL, which include
the recently established Eugene Bell Center for Regenerative Biology and
Tissue Engineering, the Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular
Biology and Evolution, the Cellular Dynamics Program, the Ecosystems
Center, and the Marine Resources Center (see www.mbl.edu).

Applicants must have a Doctorate in Biology or closely related field,
extensive experience with Xenopus as a model research organism, strong
managerial and supervisory experience, a strong record of scientific
publication, and the potential to attract extramural funding to support
their independent research. The successful candidate will have the
opportunity to establish a productive research program in a highly
collaborative environment and may choose to join the faculty of the
Brown University - MBL Partnership, which includes a joint graduate
program. In addition to its resident research program, the MBL
hosts a visiting scientist program through its Whitman Center, advanced
laboratory-based "discovery" courses through its educational program,
and numerous workshops, symposia and other meetings through its
conference program. The MBL is part of a vibrant Woods Hole
scientific community that includes the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, the Woods Hole Research Center, and several federal
laboratories.

Applicants should submit CV, statement of interest in Directorship,
separate statement of research interest, and list of four references
on-line at: <https://mbl.simplehire.com>.
Co-Chairs of the Xenopus Director Search Committee are Joshua Hamilton
and Robert Grainger.

GPM (The Global Proteome Machine Organization Proteomics Database and
Open Source Software), www.thegpm.org, of the Xenopus laevis
and Xenopus tropicalis protein libraries are now available on their
server. At long last, we have a decent data base to search for protein
sequences.
News announcement is on: http://www.thegpm.org/index.html#201008181
____________________________________________________
From Matt Guille

European Xenopus Resource Centre - molecular resources.

In addition to the provision of wild-type, transgenic and mutant frogs
EXRC has started to collect, expand and test in situ hybridisation
probes and expression constructs from a number of labs. These can now be
supplied to researchers wanting them at cost (currently £8.50 + Post and
Packing). The list of available plasmids is currently on the centre
website (<http://www.port.ac.uk/research/exrc/>)
but will also be
accessible via Xenbase shortly. If you wish to order or to deposit your
lab collection of plasmids please contact xenopus@port.ac.uk.
Xenopus
specific antibodies (£21 +P&P), the Xenopus tropicalis fosmids
(£17.50
+P&P) and full-length, sequenced Xenopus laevis ESTs are also
available,
details are again on the website. The centre is funded by the Wellcome
Trust and BBSRC.

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protocols of general utility to the research community. In order for
this to occur, please send any such contributions to the editor who
will include them in a future (or special) issue of Xine.
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